Middleton in Teesdale
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High Force Waterfall, Middleton-On-Tees
Today we travelled up to Middleton-On-Tees to have a walk about and go and visit the High Force Waterfall up north of the village. The waterfall only recently came to my attention along with Low Force further downstream. The walk down to the falls has ...
Adventures along the Pennine Way
... towards Dufton from the spookily quiet village of Garrigill, where we were able to camp behind the village hall for a small donation. Have now reached Middleton-in-Teesdale and am now going to treat myself to some fish and chips. :) ...
High Force Treck
Thursday the 19th October 2008, Rob, Micky and I went for treck in a gailforce riddern Highforce, the winds must have bin 60mph and was freezing! However the scenery made up for all that, it was beautiful! The shear size of the waterfall was impressive, ...
High Force Waterfall
Over Xmas Joey had found what he described as "the best waterfall in England" (High Force Waterfall nr Middleton-in-Teesdale, Co Durham), and today we were going, yippee. Well we were trying to make it there... with the "arctic freeze" it was uncertain at ...
Day 40 - Lady Luck
... route. We swap tips and realise that we'll probably finish about the same time at other ends of the country! What made me smile today: Two walkers, two farmers, two dogs and two fighter jets. A busy Monday in Upper Teesdale! Meeting ...
Day 53 - A rest day of reflection
... to spend a day of rest,relaxation and reflection. The Langdon Beck Hotel is a splendid example of a remote hideaway pub set in a magnificent landscape. We have a lazy day enjoying the comforts of no exposure to the elements, no use of our ...
Day 52 - Life on the edge is scary - day two!
... Cup Nick at about 600 mtrs. We had read the book and we knew that High Cup Nick was a massive glaciated valley in a text book U shaped demonstration of the aftermath of glacial erosion. The sides were said to be rimmed with strata of hard ...
Day 54 - Feel the force
... hat on. After a few hours of moors with mid level climbs, beautiful but not so memorable, the quaint town of Middleton in Teesdale (with the standard Coop facefilling by yours truly) headed along the River Tees and up water to the pretty powerful ...
Day 53 - Please do not feed the Sheep
... , to get back on track. All three of us with the collective age of 139 years, like school boys scampering and giggling in the neighbours back garden. Marvellous! Rolled in to the little hamlet of Baldersdale and stayed at the very hospitable Clove Lodge. ...
All caked out?
Day 33 - Keld to Baldersdale
What a shock this morning having to break the ice, a really cold night, but awoke to a beautiful morning in Upper Swaledale, the countryside looks absolutely magnificent with the rolling hills, and the shadows across the walls and the barns and we are ...
Sticks
... the like. Clothes! I ask you. We found this fascinating, and one of the themes of the walk was wondering what Sticks had in his bag. Staying at hostels every night and having them prepare a packed lunch every day meant he didn't have to be carrying ...
Across the border - to County Durham
... from along the road earlier this afternoon. Rest assured I won’t be posting this on the web until I am well clear of Middleton-in-Teesdale. (and the site owner has asked me to post a reference on his website – what can I say?!?!) Noticed ...
Phase 12 Day 1
... the car with the rucksack, maps and lunch for Alice and headed off to pick her up from Brunswick House, her B&B Middleton-in- Teesdale just under 3 miles away. She was waiting as we arrived ready to start the day and told us her bed was ...
Phase 12 Day 2
... me!! Boots scrubbed from the boggy marsh of yesterday and the link up point sorted out and we were ready to go into Middleton-in-Teesdale by 08.45. Middleton itself is of Saxon origin which expanded dramatically in the 18th century when the 'Quaker ...
Routine
... do you fancy doing today? Karim: Don't know. Take a stroll around town? Maybe stop at a pub for lunch? Me: Yeah, sounds nice. In he afternoon I think there's some sport on the telly. Karim: Cool, maybe get a few beers, sit around and then go out at ...
Phase 12 Rest Day
... It has made the journey so much more interesting and rewarding. The rain stayed with us all day so it was good to head to the Teesdale Hotel and link into e-mails and the blog to catch up with everyone. To Jen and Hichem- we are so pleased to hear from ...
A Song
... on. My mind was wondering from one subject to the next without any real direction. I just found myself focussing on whatever would distract me the most from the task in hand. After a few days, this turned out to be a song. A song about The Pennine ...
Culinary Capers
... provided by Karim's camping stove. And, to his credit, he cooked every single meal. There was something I was supposed to do in return, but I can't remember what it was and almost certainly didn't do it. He's a legend. Apart from Batchellor's Savoury ...
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